jrhughes Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 I engineered a trip to my nearest Sony Centre a couple of days ago, whilst with the Other Half, and found that they had an RH1 on display. I was told they only had the one and that they were a special order item - but that they would let me have the display one if I really wanted it. I checked it over (it was fine, still had the display protectors on), got approval from my lovely fiancee (of course) and plonked down £250. I must say that it's better than I was expecting. I have been waiting for this since it was announced, following comments on this forum and noting what people were saying about its display, etc. I already have the NH1 so I know a well-built MD unit when I see one, and the RH1 is up there with the best. From the pictures I'd seen I thought the display was a little odd, but now I see exactly why it's made that way. With its little rubber feet and front-facing display, it's far more usable than, say, the NH1 in static situations as well as portable alike.Anyway, the biggest surprise for me is the ability to upload my *digitally* recorded legacy MDs (optical recordings made with my JB930) and then download them onto Hi-MD. I wasn't expecting to be able to do this with digital recordings, only analogue. Most of my legacy MDs are actually recordings of my vinyl LPs, but I do have a few digital discs which I can now put onto fewer Hi-MDs. Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Enjoy your new RH1 Mine should be shipping next week sometime. I got stuck with a silver one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumz Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Enjoy your new RH1 Mine should be shipping next week sometime. I got stuck with a silver one though. I recieved shipment notification on mine this morning... it's like being a little kid waiting for Christmas all over again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 I recieved shipment notification on mine this morning... it's like being a little kid waiting for Christmas all over again Where did you order yours from again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumz Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 (edited) minidisc-canada. I figured what the heck-- price comes to about $300 USD, they ship to the US (international even, I think), and it's been confirmed that the Canada market is getting black... why not? I've never ordered from there before though-- who knows how long shipping will take to get to the U.S. from there (Quebec apparently?) Edited June 23, 2006 by Rumz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karmageddon Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 (edited) Christmas came early for me. Have had the RH1 for about 5 days now and it is just freakin sweet. IMO - the BEST MD model (Hi-MD or otherwise) ever made.I can also confirm that it looks like Canada is designated to carry the Black MZ-RH1 (and not re-packaged as the MZ200 like in the US) Edited June 23, 2006 by karmageddon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefbeef Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 minidisc-canada. I figured what the heck-- price comes to about $300 USD, they ship to the US (international even, I think), and it's been confirmed that the Canada market is getting black... why not? I've never ordered from there before though-- who knows how long shipping will take to get to the U.S. from there (Quebec apparently?)I also ordered mine from MDC. US$325 shipped is pretty good. From their FAQ, it sounds like shipments to Canada and the US take 1-6 business days. I find this hard to beleive with customs, but let's hope!My shipping address is different than my billing cuz ship to work. Even though this is a verified address with my card, I still had to return a phone call from MDC to verify. Anyways, got back to them too late and todays shipments already went out. They have a holiday Monday, so it won't ship 'til Tuesday. SUX!!!Rumz, please let me know when urs arrives so I can estimate how long mine will take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 I had an NH1 from Minidisc Canada last year, and it took about a week to get to the Cayman Islands, they do give pretty good personalized service,Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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